Fire-escape.



M. PINK.

FIRE ESCAPE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 2, 1910.

Patented 1360.31,

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MARCUS FINK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FIRE-ESCAPE.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented Dec. 31, 1912.

2, 1910. Serial No. 558,781.

Application filed May To all whom it may concern: Be it known that I, MARoUs FXNK, a citi- Zen of the United States, and a resident of person seated on the seat bar F. The free ends of the waist band H have suitable fastening devices H for closing the waist the city of New York, borough of Manhatband on the person. The front of the waist tan, in the county and State of New York, band is adapted to be engaged with a hook have invented a new and Improved Fire- I, slidable on the rope A above the connec- Escape, of which the following is a ull, tion of the braces F with the rope A, so

clear, and exact description.

The object of the invention is to provide a new and improved fire escape, arrange to permit a person to safely lower another person or a number of persons successively from a burning building to the ground or sidewalk, and to allow persons to lower themselves, and without danger of injury by falling or by striking the ground or sidewalk on being lowered, or in case the person should loosen his grip.

that when a person is seated on the seat bar F and the waist band H is attached to the waist of the person and hooked onto the hook I, then the person is safely held in place in the harness thus provided, and can be readily lowered from a window or other opening, or the person can slide down the and when the person reaches the lower end of the rope the person will be within a short distance of the ground or sidewalk For the purpose mentioned, use is made of It is to be understood that when a person a rope for attachment at the upper end to is to slide down a rope, the rope is doubled a fixed holder, located at or adjacent to a upon itself as shown in Fig. 1, so that a person seated in the sling can by taking hold of the rope let himself down. As the rope does not reach to the ground or sidewalk, should the person lose his hold on the rope, he will be prevented by the sling, from striking the ground or sidewalk.

In case the rope is too long, that is long enough to reach to the ground or sidewalk the lower end thereof is shortened, and for this purpose a flexible connect-ion J, in the form of a rope or cable, is attached at the window or other opening, ing harness permanently secured to the lower end of the rope and adapted to be attached to the person intending to escape from the burning building.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in the accompanying draw ings forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 15 a perspective v1ew of the imand a supportproved fire escape as applied; Fig. 2 1s a middle to a knot A made in the rope a disperspective view 0 the lower end of the tance above the lower end of the rope, so rope provided with the harness; Fig. 3 is a as to be within convenient reach of the perperspective view of the upper end of the son making use 0 the tire escape at the rope and the holder for the same; and Fig. time. The free ends of the flexible connec- A is a perspective v1ew o the means for tion J are provided with snap hooks K shortening the rope at the lower end thereof. one of which is adapted to engage the rope A rope or cable A is provided with spaced A above one of the hand holds B, so that the hand holds B, and on the upper end of the rope A is arranged a snap hook 0, adapted to engage a holder D atta hed to the building at or adiacent to a window or other the rope A can be thrown out of the window or other opening to hang down on the outside of the building toward the ground or sidewalk. On the lower end of the rope A is secured a seat bar F, conrope is shortened at the lower end, as will be readily understood by reference to Fig. 4, that is, a portion of the lower end hangs loose. It is of course to be understood that the connection J is to be engaged with the rope A for shortening the same before using the fire escape. ow the arrangement described a person cannot possibly strike the ground or sidewalk when lowered by annected at its ends by flexible braces F with other person, or in gliding down the rope, the rope A a distance above the seat bar even if such person should lose the grip on one of the hand holds when a person e- Fig. 2, and from 1 O proof,

Paten 90 porting harness permanently attached to and at ing the said rope.

porting harness permanently attached to and 3 5 and a n porting harness permanentl 1 attached to and 1-5 at its center to the scending desires to stop and rest 011 the way down.

It is understood that the rope is kept in a room of the building, and one rope may be 5 used repeatedly on different windows, each of which is provided with a holder D for engagement by the snap hook C of the rope A.

The rope rope by flexible braces, a back strap extending from the middle of the seat bar, and a waist band at strap for engagement with the person seated on the said seat bar, and a hook on the rope or engagement with the Waist band.

i. fire escape, comprising a fixed holder, attached adjacent to a Window or other opening of a building, a rope for attachment at its upper end to the said holder, a supporting harness permanently attached to and forming part of the lower end of the said rope, the said harness being arranged for attachment to the person intending to escape from the building, and means for shortenrendered firel ames escaping or other part of the A is preferably so as not to burn by i'roln a lower window building.

Hi ting thus described claim as new and my invent-ion, I desire to secure by Letters 1. it fire escape, comprising a fixed holder, mg the rope ad acent to the harness.

attached adjacent to a window other 5. A fire escape, comprisingafixed holder, opening of a building, a rope for attachment attached adjacent to or at its upper end to the said holder, a supopening of a building, a-

its upper end to the said holder provided with hand holds a supporting harness permanently attached to and forming part of the lower end of the said rope, the said harness being arranged for attachment to the person intending to escape from the building,

forming part of the lower end of the said rope, the said harness being arranged for attachment to the person intending to escape from. the lmilding, and means for shortena flexible connection attached to the rope adjacent to the harness, and hooks at the ends of the said connection to engage 2. A fire escape, comprising a fixed holder, attached adjacent to a window or other opening of a building, a rope for attachment at its upper end to the said holder, and a sup- In a fire escape, the combination of a forming part of the lower end of the said rope having hand-holds thereon, a harness rope, the harness having a seat bar attached attached to the lower end of the rope and to the lower end of the rope, a back strap adapted to be secured to the body of a per son, and a short rope secured to the main rope above the harness and provided with a snap hook at its free end for engagement with the said main rope above a hand-hold thereof, whereby provision is made for shortening the said main rope.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

h lARCUS FINK.

extending from the middle of the seat bar, waist band at the free end of the said back strap for engagement with the person seated on the said seat bar.

fire escape, comprising a fixed holder attached adjacent to a window or other opening of a building, a rope for attachment at its upper end to the said holder, a suptorming part of the lower end of the said rope, the harness having a seat bar attached lower end of the rope and having its ends connected with the "Witnesses Tnno. G. Hos'ren,

HILIP D. RoLLHAUs.

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